Chapter 43

「Your Majesty, ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand years……」

Upon hearing Liu Bian's words, not to mention the soldiers below, even Cao Cao, Lü Bu and others were at this moment excited, their faces flushed red, shouting hoarsely at the top of their lungs.

「Ding, congratulations Host for completing the hidden achievement, the Son of Heaven guards the nation's gate, the monarch dies for the state altar. 」

「Reward Host with Corn Seeds one hundred tons, high-yield hybrid rice seeds one hundred tons, Spirit Rice Seeds, fifty tons. 」

「We got it, we got it, I never expected that just a few heartfelt words from the Emperor would reward so much; now we need not worry about food problems. 」

After Liu Bian saw the system's reward, he instantly rejoiced beyond expectation; the initial ten tons of sweet potatoes had cost him one hundred thousand National Fortune Value, and back then it had pained him greatly.

I never expected the system to reward so much this time; as long as we plant well for a year, the entire Han Dynasty's thirteen states will not lack food.

Moreover, among this reward there are Mystic Grade crops and spiritual rice; this is indeed a good thing.

No need to look; just hearing the name tells you it's definitely a good thing related to cultivation.

「It seems these things can only be handled by people after we return; for now, the planting season has passed. 」

「Forget it, we'll deal with these matters after we return; for now, arranging the expedition is most important. 」

Immediately, Liu Bian stopped paying attention to this, raised his gaze again, and looked at the people below who were staring at him with eyes full of fervor.

「Those who dare offend the Great Han's Heavenly Might, no matter how far, shall be punished! 」

Immediately, drawing the Emperor Sword from his waist, he aimed at the void and slashed out a golden sword aura, shouting loudly.

「Those who dare offend the Great Han's Heavenly Might, no matter how far, shall be punished! 」

Upon hearing such domineering words, the crowd became even more frenzied, all shouting loudly.

「We subjects are willing to die for Your Majesty, to go through fire and water, to pacify the four barbarians! Exalt the Great Han's Heavenly Might!!! 」

Before Liu Bian, Cao Cao and others roared even more fiercely with faces full of madness.

「We subjects are willing to die for Your Majesty, to go through fire and water, to pacify the four barbarians! Exalt the Great Han's Heavenly Might!!! 」

The soldiers below, upon hearing the words of those few, also followed with loud howls.

「Good, I have felt your resolve; then I will lead you to create an unprecedentedly strong Han Empire! 」

Liu Bian looked at the crowd and spoke loudly.

「We subjects are willing to die for Your Majesty! Ten thousand victories! 」

Cao Cao, Lü Bu and others shouted loudly.

「We subjects are willing to die for Your Majesty! Ten thousand victories! 」

「Ten thousand victories! Ten thousand victories! Ten thousand victories……」

Liu Bian looked at the crowd below, their eyes fervent and faces flushed red with excitement; he extended his fair, slender hands and made a slight downward pressing gesture toward the people below, and in an instant the boiling drill field fell into complete silence.

Everyone, faces full of fervor, gazed upon the high platform where Liu Bian, his whole body emanating Imperial Aura, stood; at this moment Liu Bian was their god! A savior sent from heaven to rescue us.

「Lü Bu, Cao Cao, hear my orders! 」 Liu Bian, with a solemn expression and a face full of dignity, commanded Lü Bu and Cao Cao below.

「The subordinate is present! 」 Upon hearing Liu Bian call their names, Lü Bu and Cao Cao immediately stepped forward, knelt on one knee, clasped their fists, and shouted loudly.

「I appoint you as Commander-in-Chief of the Western Expedition, Cao Cao as Deputy General, to lead the fifty thousand Xiliang Army and twenty thousand Xiyuan Eight Captains, totaling seventy thousand troops, to march on Liangzhou. 」

Liu Bian looked at Lü Bu and the two, his face full of solemnity.

「The subordinate receives the order! I will surely pacify all disloyal subjects for Your Majesty, willing to die for Your Majesty! 」

Lü Bu and Cao Cao immediately looked at Liu Bian with solemn faces, then with determined faces, and replied loudly.

「Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Chen Gong, hear my orders! 」 After saying that to Cao Cao and Lü Bu, Liu Bian then looked down at the three Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Chen Gong and spoke loudly.

「We subjects hear the order! 」 The three Guo Jia immediately responded with solemn faces, loudly answering Liu Bian.

「Appoint Guo Jia as Military Advisor, and Jia Xu and Chen Gong as Deputy Military Advisors! 」

「We subjects receive the command! 」 The three immediately responded respectfully to Liu Bian.

After speaking, the three looked at Liu Bian with eyes full of emotion, especially regarding Guo Jia; had it not been for Liu Bian's special promotion, based on his commoner origins, if he had not met Liu Bian, he might still be wandering somewhere unknown now!

How could it be otherwise now, deeply trusted by Liu Bian; in this crucial campaign, appointing him as the army's Military Advisor, and likewise Jia Xu and Chen Gong.

You must know, this is a campaign that Liu Bian himself will personally lead; those who can stay by his side are all trusted confidants.

「Good, I command the army to march out! 」 After arranging the appointments for those few, Liu Bian immediately drew the Emperor Sword from his waist, pointed it to the heavens, and without hesitation loudly gave the order.

「March out! 」 Upon hearing Liu Bian's order to march, Lü Bu immediately commanded the army.

In an instant, the entire army sprang into motion; the seventy thousand troops, led by their respective commanders, left the camp in neat order and set out on the road to attack Liangzhou.

……

In Chang'an, within the Bing Province Army's main camp, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Zhang He, and Zhicai et al. were arranging expedition matters; Zhang Liao, seated in the main seat, at that moment asked the military advisor Zhicai: "Military advisor, have all the expedition arrangements been made? 」

「Reporting, General, the preparations for the expedition and for Generals Zhang He and Gao Lan to guard Sili have all been arranged; we just await the Emperor's army to set out, then we can dispatch troops. 」

Below, the Bing Province Army's military advisor Zhicai, seated in the left-hand primary seat, said to Zhang Liao with a confident face.

「Good, after preparing for so long, we have trained day and night; now is the time to see the results—this time, let's see how that gang of treacherous ministers and rebellious princes can resist the Emperor's army of warriors! 」

Zhang Liao, thinking of this period of cultivation, instantly boosted his confidence and spoke solemnly to the others.

「What the General means is, once we recover Liangzhou and Bing Province this time, I really want to see what expressions those people will have! 」

「Hahaha, exactly, our Emperor is an immortal descended to the mundane world, a true dragon Son of Heaven; how could those treacherous ministers and rebellious princes possibly shake him! 」

Upon hearing Zhang Liao's words, Zhang He and Gao Lan beside him also smiled and said.

When mentioning Liu Bian, everyone's faces showed fervor and reverence; when speaking of those marquises with rebellious intentions, they showed even more contempt.

「Hehe, if those people later submit to the Emperor, that would be fine; given the Emperor's temperament, you all surely know how he treats his own people. 」

「If they truly dare to rebel, with our current strength we need not fear them; if we train for a while longer, who in the world could still obstruct us! 」

Zhang Liao glanced at the crowd lightly and spoke with an easygoing manner.

To speak frankly, since he cultivated the technique transmitted by Liu Bian and successfully broke through to the Hou Tian Er Chong Tian realm, he truly felt the strength of a Postnatal Martial Artist; that power is far beyond what someone who has not entered the Houtian Realm can resist.

Yes, you heard correctly; after a month of cultivation, Zhang Liao has successfully broken through to the Postnatal Realm, and moreover, it is the Hou Tian Er Chong Tian realm……